Qi Zheng saw the man walking over there, he hurriedly said: "Do you want to sit on the other side? You can see the street view by the window."

The man smiled and said, "I like to be quiet and want to sit in a private room. Is Shou Rusong still available?"

"There are guests." That room was exactly where An Ruochen was sitting.

"It's okay, let's be blessed like the sea."

During the conversation, Furuhai has arrived. The door was open, but there was no one inside, so it was difficult for Qi Zheng to stop him. The visitor went in and sat down. Ordered two dishes and a jug of wine. When Qi Zheng exited, he wanted to close the door for him, but the man said: "You don't need to close it, it's more comfortable to breathe."

Qi Zheng had no choice but to open the door and replied loudly: "Okay, guest, the door is open for you."

Qi Zheng went to the kitchen to report the menu, and saw Tian Qing leaning against the kitchen door drinking. He giggled, "Brother Tian, ​​you stole wine again."

"Drink it openly." Tian Qing stretched out his hand to rub the child's head, and asked him, "What's Miss An doing?"

"I don't know." Qi Zheng shrugged, "Let's have tea and snacks in the private room by myself, and I didn't order food. If Brother Tian wants to eat, I'll go to the kitchen and get it for you."

Tian Qing shook his head, took out a dagger from his bosom, and handed it to him: "Here. For self-defense."

Qi Zheng froze for a moment, then took it. This is an old dagger with a word Tian engraved on the handle.

"I used it when I first learned martial arts. Now I don't need a dagger, and I don't have any good weapons for you. You learn to use this first. Although Lou Zhi was arrested, he is very powerful, so he can't be sure if there are some revenge seekers. If there is a war in the future, the city will be in chaos. You are alone, take care of yourself."

Qi Zheng was a little moved. Tian Qing knew that after he stayed in the gambling shop to inquire about revenge for Father Yang, he asked about his life experience, and he has been taking care of him ever since. Tian Qing said that he himself was an orphan, and it was only when he joined the army that his life became more secure. He felt that he had hit it off with Qi Zheng, so he would come to see him if he had nothing to do, and of course he would drop by to get some drinks.

"Thank you, Brother Tian." Qi Zheng looked at the dagger again, very happy.

Tian Qing smiled: "When I'm free, I'll teach you two tricks. If you need anything, just tell me."

"Okay." Qi Zheng agreed. Hearing the kitchen call to serve the food, Qi Zheng quickly put the dagger in his pocket and ran off to work.

The door of the private room of "Furuhai" was kept open, and the man was sitting facing the door, drinking tea and other dishes slowly. Before the first dish was served, the door of "Shou Ru Song" opened. An Ruochen came out from there and met the man face to face. An Ruochen glanced at him, turned and left. The man stared at the elegant room, but there was no one else in it.

After a while, Qi Zheng came to serve the food, and asked him while pouring him wine: "The guest looks at the noodles, where are they from?"

The man smiled and said: "I also think you are unfamiliar, you are new to the waiter? The business of this restaurant is not as good as before."

Qi Zheng giggled: "The restaurant is changed, and the food is just as good. The customers will know once they taste it."

"Okay. I'll call you if there's anything else."

Qi Zheng withdrew. After busying for a while, I ran to the back street of the kitchen, where Aunt Lu was there.

"Auntie, I asked, and the other waiters also thought he was unfamiliar, and had never seen him before. But when I spoke to him, he seemed to be a regular customer. When he entered the store, he was familiar with the name and location of the private room." The accent does not have the Zhonglan accent."

"Okay." Aunt Lu said: "Don't tell others. Don't ask him too much, so as not to make him suspicious. If you see him again next time, talk to him again. Tell me what you ask."

Mr. Xie had eaten this meal for quite a long time, and when he walked out of Zhaofu Restaurant, he paid special attention to his surroundings, thinking to himself that it would be better not to come here as often as possible. An Ruochen was more vigilant than he thought. Didn't see who she was hooking up with, but just came here to eat? Mr. Xie didn't believe it.

Nearly half a month passed by. There are many rumors in the city. Many people said that Nan Qin was going to fight Da Xiao. It is said that some people have witnessed that the two armies on the Sixia River have sent warships to confront each other, and some people say that many carbine-repelling guns have been deployed in front of Shilingya, and they are ready to fight.

An Ruochen went out every day, wandering everywhere, restaurants, teahouses and all kinds of shops, wherever it was lively, she passed by many people, sat with many people, she even put aside Lu Zhenghetian from time to time Qing, but no one approached her to negotiate with her about the fourth sister.

She also went to the nunnery temple, praying for New Year's blessings, worshiping one family after another, chatting with nuns for excuses, asking for lottery, and looking for calligraphy, but she has not yet found the person who wrote that handwriting.

An Ruochen was a little frustrated, maybe she hadn't been fooled, she wasn't a nun at all. If this is the case, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and there will be no results. She is really not reconciled. Things are stuck like this? Why did the ministries keep quiet, the person who wrote the note seemed to really just tell her a piece of news, and there was no next step. This is not right. An Ruochen reminded herself to be patient. Thinking that there was no news of the person who wrote the note after Long Da received the note, An Ruochen was suspicious again.

And it's not just about doing nothing. There was no movement at the front either. An Ruochen was concerned every day, and heard that there was no war on the front line. The news from Yao Kun's side is that the Dongling Kingdom asked Da Xiao to hand over the murderer. Shi Yanqing, the prefect of Maojun, couldn't hand it over. The case has so far gone nowhere. Both sides are also being pulled. Dong Ling was waiting for Nan Qin's intention, while Shi Yanqing was waiting for the emperor's order.

An Ruochen really wanted to discuss these recent matters with Long Da. She kept the note carefully and wanted to hand it to Long Da face to face. Xie Gang is gone, and the Deputy Lieutenant Gu Wenda who replaced Xie Gang was originally Xie Gang's subordinate, An Ruochen did not trust him too much. It's not that he is suspicious, it's just that during the conversation, Lieutenant Gu revealed that he was unsure of the situation and anxious about the case, which made An Ruochen have no confidence in discussing with him.

An Ruochen planned to wait for Long Da to come back, but it had been almost half a month, and Long Da hadn't come back once, not even a letter to her. On the contrary, Zhou Changshi handed over the official letters in the city to the post soldiers every day, and sent them to Long Da. Later, An Ruochen couldn't bear it anymore, and sent a letter to Long Da, but Long Da didn't reply. This made An Ruochen a little suspicious. She went to ask Zhou Changshi, Zhou Changshi hadn't started the war on the front line, the front smoke hadn't risen, and the official correspondence was normal. It's just that the current situation is tense, and maybe the general is more at ease sitting in the general barracks.

It was reasonable, and An Ruochen was too embarrassed to say anything more. Although the general confessed his affection to her, the two of them did not seem to have exchanged their lifelong promises. They had not yet reached the stage of the pledge of eternal love, and it coincided with the time of war. In Long Da's words, it was not the right time. Don't become an annoying woman.

An Ruochen wanted to wait and see the situation, but An Ruoxi waited.

Speaking of An Ruoxi, she has not been going well during this time. During the Chinese New Year, relatives and friends came and went, and they were not so enthusiastic about her. On the contrary, the third younger sister, An Ruolan, who was not eye-catching in the past, was praised by everyone, and the gifts she received were much better than hers.

This made An Ruoxi very uncomfortable. Thinking back to the past, she was the most favored among the An family's daughters. Now, she has lost her face, ruined her reputation, and is overwhelmed by the third sister. It's nothing, she can bear it. But once she was walking through the garden, she heard Third Sister gossiping with two friends from a big family lady, and she seemed to be making up bad things about her. She heard something about the eldest sister's nurse and what the second sister was feeding her, and then she went. An Ruoxi was furious immediately, she already had resentment in her heart, and she had explained that matter to Third Sister, but now she dared to use this to talk to others.

An Ruoxi rushed forward in a few steps, raised her hand and slapped her face, and cursed: "You bitch, how dare you lie and frame me."

An Ruolan was beaten and screamed, and the two friends were dumbfounded. An Ruoxiyou was puzzled, and stepped forward to fight again. An Ruolan hugged her head and ran away, crying that her sister killed someone, if you have the ability, you can kill me too. An Ruoxi was dizzy with anger, and chased after her. The two sisters bumped into An Zhifu's banquet with friends from wealthy merchants.

Afterwards, both sisters were fined. An Ruoxi was because of beating and scolding her sister, and An Ruolan was because of talking about family affairs that were strictly forbidden at home. But An Ruoxi was not convinced, was the point about breaking his mouth? The point is to slander her! Call her a murderer and a vicious heart! An Ruoxi retorted, and wanted to beat An Ruolan again in front of An Zhifu. In the end, An Zhifu slapped him a few times. If it wasn't for Tan's protection, An Zhifu would have asked someone to take the family law.

This is one thing, but another thing makes An Ruoxi even more angry and afraid.

That's Qian Pei.

On that day, Qian Pei came to An's house as a guest again. An Ruoxi avoided him. But the family dinner is still going. At the family banquet, Qian Pei didn't talk about the second girl's marriage or how about the eldest girl, but only chatted and laughed with An Zhifu. An Zhifu took the opportunity to inquire about the situation on the front line, Qian Peidao had nothing to worry about, he asked the prefect to ask, but the war did not start. It's good for everyone to have fun, eat and drink as usual, and they can't even hit Zhonglan City.

An Zhifu was relieved, and An Ruoxi was also relieved. You can talk about whatever you want, as long as it doesn't involve her. She had a banquet and then returned to the room. An Zhifu saw that she was not going well recently, so he also wanted to send her away. An Ruoxi led the maid back to the yard, thinking that there was nothing to eat at the banquet on the way, so she asked the maid to go to the kitchen to get some snacks. As a result, she didn't go far alone, but was dragged from behind to the dark place at the base of the wall with her mouth covered.

An Ruoxi never thought that she would suffer such a catastrophe in her own home, she was scared out of her wits. Waiting to be sure, I saw a person walking in front of me—Qian Pei.

Qian Pei smiled and said, "Long time no see, the second girl is getting more and more beautiful."

An Ruoxi's eyes widened in shock, dripping with cold sweat.

Qian Pei seemed to enjoy her terrified appearance, smiled and looked at her for a long time, and then said: "Talking to you like this is to let you know that if I want to deal with you, I will not only deal with you through your father." If you scold and hit me a few times, I will do it directly."

An Ruoxi was trembling and got goosebumps all over her body.

"If you understand, just nod."

An Ruoxi nodded hastily, ignoring that there was still someone holding her back.

Qian Pei waved his hand, and the person holding An Ruoxi released An Ruoxi. Before An Ruoxi could breathe a sigh of relief, Qian Pei's face turned hard, and she grabbed her by the neck and pushed her against the wall.

An Ruoxi was so shocked that she couldn't cry out, couldn't breathe, she struggled instinctively, but when Qian Pei exerted force on her hand, she didn't dare to move again. He only opened his eyes wide and looked at him in horror.

Qian Pei let go of his grip, An Ruoxi gasped for breath, but didn't dare to scream. Qian Pei was satisfied, and smiled at her and said: "Your sister is very interesting. I asked you to tell me that two girls entered my house, and she filed a complaint with the prefect and my son, and moved out of the prefect's wife." .”

An Ruoxi shook her head in panic: "I didn't ask her to do this."

Qian Pei smiled and said: "Of course it's not you. How could you think of doing this? I thought she would ask you to investigate further or find a way to negotiate with me to find out. In short, it is better to fight with me. In the end, she didn't .”

An Ruoxi broke out in cold sweat, unable to understand Qian Pei's meaning.

"Do you think your sister is a funny person? Disobedient and stubborn, she won't do what you want her to do, and then she tries to make you have nothing to do with her."

An Ruoxi gasped and said: "I will definitely not do this, I will definitely follow Master Qian's orders."

Qian Pei nodded, and exerted more strength in his hands. An Ruoxi couldn't breathe, holding his wrist in pain.

Seeing her painful expression, Qian Pei was very excited, and he relaxed a little, An Ruoxi hurriedly took a deep breath.

Qian Pei smiled and said: "Of course you are obedient, you are not her. I am not afraid that you will be disobedient. This time I am here to tell you, don't think that you can have both sides, playing tricks with me will definitely not please you. Remember, I will let you You can do whatever you want, if you go against my will..." A dagger was stuck against the wall against An Ruoxi's face.

An Ruoxi trembled in fright.

"If you go against my will at all, I will smear your face, cut off your ears, and sell you to a dilapidated poor village in Southern Qin to become a cellar sister. You can hear me clearly."

An Ruoxi was shaking until tears came down, but she didn't dare to cry and nodded vigorously.

Qian Pei let her go, An Ruoxi held her throat and bent over to cough vigorously. Qian Pei looked at her with a smile, and when she finished coughing, he took out a bag of money and gave it to her: "Take it. Buy some clothes, rouge, etc., and often go to your sister's. I heard some rumors, and I don't know if it's true or not. , your fourth sister is alive. Ask your sister, if she has your fourth sister's whereabouts, then it's time I need you."

"Well, then what?" An Ruoxi didn't dare not answer.

"Then when I have an order, I will naturally come to you." Qian Pei said.

Holding the silver, An Ruoxi stood there in horror, only nodding.